…then this is for you…
Something strange is happening, this relatively old post of mine has gone viral today, I think because news of recent storms in Wales revealing the petrified forest on the coast has reached the USA and searches are sending people to my site, which I suppose is nice. So I thought I’d re-blog to make it even easier for everyone 😉 Old news has become new news again….
Although it is rarely seen, the remnants of a past forested landscape, where there is now sea and beach, is a very interesting feature and teaches us about past sea level rise and our recent glacial history, and makes sense of some of the archaeological remains we find around our coastline in West Wales.
At the end of the last glaciation the sea level was much lower than it is today because so much water was still locked up in the ice sheets to the north of Britain. As the climate warmed forests became established on land that had been tundra for thousands of years, and this forest extended far out beyond where sea level is today. Gradually as temperatures rose, the sea ice to the south of the arctic circle melted and sea levels rose, submerging much of the coastal forests.
In some places this action was very rapid…
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I went back to the mountains this week. Â Out for a walk in the quiet forest as the late winter afternoon light grew dim, long before I could see it I could hear the sound of the river torrent and the rapids swollen by so much recent rain. Â And then as I emerged through the dense pine branches dripping with a gentle rain, a bright river of blue and white light appeared and the roar grew deafening in complete contrast to the silence of the surrounding forest…
Music reviewer Michael Debbage places “Heading West” at #5 in his top albums in the genre for 2013…
http://www.mainlypiano.com/Mainly_Piano/Michaels_Favorites_2013.html
And it is also in the Audiosyncracy best of 2013, a podcast based upon Jamey Osbournes radio show featuring outstanding independent acoustic new age musicians and their most current work…
https://www.facebook.com/audiosyn
I’m particularly pleased because this album was quite a challenge for me to write and to record. Â I had to teach myself how to play the piano and double bass parts of the songs, and this was a brilliant experience. Â So recognition like this is very rewarding. Â Grateful thanks to Michael and Jamey.
…it’s about the serenity that comes from wide open landscapes as told by the acoustic guitar
…..and it is very unfortunate for the owner of this business and hundreds of others.
Dramatic photos brought to you by Mike Alexander
This song was inspired by the beautiful book of the same name by David Petersen and features acoustic guitar, bass, keyboards and drums. I’m very glad to learn that it has been soothing the journey of a few air travellers in the US 🙂
Not a bad place to wander down to when the storm subsides (it’s been very wild here lately)
Mike Howe 